Google Pixel vs Motorola Moto E5 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Apr 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm	5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 151 x 74 x 8.85 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, White	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 66.84% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion	2800 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps), DVD (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg	Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

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Prices (MSRP)	$649

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